The pamphlet launch was great – Use Your Loaf is a really good space, much more approachable for people not immersed in the counter culture than many occupied social centres I’ve visited. Nice bunch of local trouble makers, anarchos, young ‘uns in bands and random hangers on like myself and Danny. Neil did a nice …
The rest of the crew were out of town or otherwise engaged. I was fighting off a cold. That’s how I ended up on my own in Dalston at 10:30. The first one through the gate. The shame of it! I had a nice chat with the guy on the door about recent sessions, setting …
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Apparently I went to 26 gigs in 2019, but have only managed nine this year, for obvious reasons. That’s not bad going. Like everyone, I’ve found 2020 quite tough and have struggled through as best as I have been able to. And like many of the people reading this (hello! I miss you!) I’ve gritted …
Mark Fell – UL8 (Editions Mego CD) Peter Rehberg occasionally chucks great wads of CDs at me. This makes me happy. They are incredibly varied and whilst it’s hard to for me to love all of the Mego output, there’s always something interesting going on. The pinnacle of the recent batch for me has been …
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Albums that everyone reading this must own: The Bug – London Zoo (Ninja Tune) Naphta – Long Time Burning (The Fear) Kevin’s album has deservedly torn up the end of year polls. Brilliant to see him getting some recognition at last – hopefully this can act as a calling card for UK soundsystem-inspired musics and …
Exposure to record label causes memory loss. LONDON, May 22, 2008. Scientists working at London’s University of Westminster have made a new discovery which challenges everything we know about our brains. After a painstaking series of experiments – conducted over several decades, conclusive evidence has now emerged that involvement with Trojan Records causes permanent damage …